The day started with a hearty breakfast followed by a trip
to the geothermal powerplant at Hellisheidi.
The smell of sulphur was overpowering but the children
hardly seemed to notice anything other than the snow!
After an informative visit we got back on the bus to visit
the Crater Kerið .
After that we moved on to the Friðheimar greenhouse
cultivation centre. It was amazing to see the amount of tomatoes that can be
grown with the least amount of energy consumed in such a sustainable way. The
clever use of technology was fascinating and the bees were the friendliest any
of us had ever met!
Then to the Geyser Centre to see the Strokkur Geyser and a have
a bite of lunch. Some great slow-mo footage to follow soon…
After the rush of the geyser we went on to the beautiful Gullfoss
waterfall.
To round the day off we decided to visit America, well at
least the American tectonic plate!
Mr. Nye was particularly happy to get to use the new hydrophones
and is busy now adding some of the recordings to the soundcloud… Exhausted children all went happily to bed before another early rise tomorrow and another busy day!
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